New Music Thursday

Hey, what do you know? It's "New Music Thursday"!

Now, this isn't new, but I think this is going to be essential for summertime listening..."Thunder, Lightning, Strike" by "The Go! Team".

Yeah, I know, the sampling of the cheerleaders will turn some people off (and it's a whole CD of that sort of thing), but it's chock-full of great summertime-type pop grooves.

If you fell in love with the first US single "Ladyflash", you'll be very happy with the rest of the CD. Just remember...this is a "mood and groove" sort of piece, and it won't be to everyone's taste.

This isn't quite new either, but the freshman effort by "The Magic Numbers" should also be at the top of your list, too. 'Tis all light and groovy with great harmonies (consider an updated version of a UK version of "The Mamas and the Papas"), but the underlying songwriting is excellent.

Now, since we're all about getting into the summertime mode, here are my picks for CD's that have stood the test of time.

Kirstie MacColl, "Tropical Brainstorm". Yes, this was released posthoumously after her tragic death, but there's so much more to this work than just "In These Shoes?" (and yes, that is one of my favourite songs of all time!). She became enamoured of Cuban and South American music, and this CD tells that tale.

I should also add that, as a student of the "Jerry Blavat Dance School", you can do the "Cha-cha-cha" very nicely to most of this CD!

And, I've got to throw in a classic here..."Feats Don't Fail Me Now" by Little Feat. Between the obvious hits ("Rock and Roll Doctor", "Oh, Atlanta" and the rest), this is just great music to listen to while you're dancing and getting all sweaty with the one you love.

Not that I would know anything about that... ;*)